Inspiring New Classes at Big Picture!

Get back to the basics with four new classes! Donya Gjerdingen’s Captured | Boys shows how to capture your little boys’ unique moments. Keep It Simple with Stephanie Baxter proves that documenting your life with pocket pages doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Explore unique ways to incorporate washi tape and wood veneer into layouts in Jen Gallacher’s Product Playground | Washi Tape & Wood Veneer. Carissa Wiley keeps things simple and shows how to create stunning cards for any occasion in Card Basics.

What are little boys made of? In the case of Donya Gjerdingen’s boys, they’re chockfull of unexpected noises, emotions, movements, faces, and anything else that fits in the category of “energetic.” In this class, Donya shows how to capture these unexpected moments and tell stories by sharing her tips for photographing things like sounds and real emotions. You’ll also learn how to add variety to your photos and accurately capture different moods, relationships, perspectives, and more!

With all the scrapbooking products and techniques out there, even creating pocket pages can be intimidating—especially when you already feel you don’t have much time for it. In this class, Stephanie Baxter proves that documenting your life using pocket pages doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. She demonstrates simple techniques that produce stylish results as she shares her own Project Life® process. Stephanie also offers advice on some of the basics, like how to create balance within your spreads, how to choose a pocket page format that works best for you, some journaling ideas, and more!

Welcome to Product Playground, a yearlong class that offers a monthly video highlighting your favorite products! Sometimes, in the midst of recording our memories, we get a little lost and overwhelmed with all the papers, stickers, embellishments, and tools we've collected over the years. We might be left wondering, "Where did the fun go?" Let's bring it back with this popular class revamp. In this month’s class, we'll explore eight unique ways—ranging from quick and easy to slightly more advanced—to incorporate washi tape and wood veneer into layouts.

New to cardmaking? Carissa Wiley can help you get started! Each lesson in this class contains a video and special tips from Carissa, showing how to create stunning cards for any occasion. Carissa keeps things simple by taking you step by step though the cardmaking process, starting with what kind of tools to use. She demonstrates easy and unique ways to use stamps, heat embossing, die cuts, and more to bring texture and interest to your cards.